Castle Bruce is a parliamentary electoral district in Dominica. It includes the areas of Castle Bruce, Good Hope, Petite Soufrière, and San Sauveur. It came into effect in time for the 1975 Dominican general election. It has been represented by Octavia Alfred of the Dominica Labour Party since the 2019 general election.
| Castle Bruce | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Assembly of Dominica | |
| Electorate | 2,850 (2016)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1975 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Representative | Octavia Alfred (DLP) |
Constituency profile
editThe constituency was created for the 1975 Dominican general election. It includes the areas of Castle Bruce, Good Hope, Petite Soufrière, and San Sauveur.[2] It had an electorate of 2,850 as of November 2016[update]. It extends from the eastern boundary of Saint Joseph Parish to the north, along the Madjini River to the Atlantic Ocean on the east, from the Rosalie River on the south until the intersection of the Pont Casse-Rosalie and Castle Bruce roads on the west.[2]
Representatives
editThis constituency has elected the following members of the House of Assembly of Dominica:[3]
Election results
editElections in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLP | Octavia Alfred | 842 | 51.03 | ||
| UWP | Ernie Lawrence Jno Finn | 808 | 48.97 | ||
| Majority | 34 | 2.06 | |||
| Turnout | 1,650 | ||||
| DLP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLP | Johnson Drigo | 944 | 54.57 | ||
| UWP | Isaac Baptiste | 786 | 45.43 | ||
| Majority | 158 | 9.13 | |||
| Turnout | 1,730 | 59.46 | |||
| DLP hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Electorate Statistics". Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b "List of Constituencies - Electoral Office". electoraloffice.gov.dm. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ a b c "Castle Bruce". www.caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2021-12-29.